1,920,000,000 cm / 250,000,000 years = 7.68 cm/year
So, the speed of the continent moving halfway around Earth is 7.68 cm/year.
It takes a continent approximately 250,000,000 years to move halfway around Earth, a distance of about 19,200 km or 1,920,000,000 cm. The speed of the
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can be found by dividing 1,920,000,000 cm by 250,000,000 years.
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